tavern keeper
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5.5
- noun
- /ˈtævərn ˈkipər/
:
tabernero
- The local tavern keeper organized weekly events to bring the community together.
Examples
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The tavern keeper was much loved in his village.
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The tavern keeper welcomed travelers with a warm meal and a comfortable bed.
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The tavern-keeper was pleased with the fine, large animal, and said that he would like to have more.
Fiction book (1990) -
And notice that the wife of the Tavern keeper is pouring the liquor.
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"Part of the money was, reluctantly, given by local tavern-keeper S.M. Jeffers."
Blog text (2) -
"They're the son and daughter of my favorite tavern keeper," Tallain murmured.
Fiction book (1992) -
He had to find work to support his mother and a brother because his father, the village tavern keeper, died during an explosion in his distillery.
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Malk called to the tavern-keeper, a woman of formidable heft whose good humor seemed unaffected by the slackness of business on a hot day.
Fiction book (1990) -
Institutionalization encouraged traffic, which in turn began to destabilize the value of roadside real estate that had been of interest mostly to farmers and tavern keepers.
Academic text (1998) -
When these smaller planters, artisans, and tavern keepers walked into the stores in Savannah or Sunbury, they commanded respect and attention, for they could make the difference in a selling season.
Academic text (2007)
Synonyms
19
3.4
A person who runs a small hotel and looks after guests
15
3.7
A woman who runs an inn or small hotel and welcomes guests
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7.8
A person who owns or manages a pub like a small bar
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6.9
A person who owns or runs a bar
1
9.1
A person who pours beer from kegs to serve people
A person who owns or runs an inn
A person who runs an inn and serves guests food and drink
A person who owns or runs an inn
A person who owns or runs an inn and looks after guests
How Responsible
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a person who owns or manages a tavern' is directly and compositionally derived from 'tavern' (a pub) + 'keeper' (someone who looks after or manages). This noun+noun compound follows a common and transparent pattern cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Tavern keeper shows a simple picture: the keeper is the person who 'keeps' a tavern, the local place for food and drink. Because this person opened the doors, served guests, and looked after the house, the phrase means 'owns or manages a tavern'.